ONE HOUR MARTINIZING IS RE-BOURNE
There is just so much in this Justin Bourne post that I had to create this fanshot. A combination of my two favorite things here will surely bring ONE HOUR MARTINIZING back to popularity on LI... check it out.
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Love that the Dion hit you chose is absolutely huge, BUT takes him out of position to give up a scoring chance!!!! so perfect for Phaneuf
Indeed. As with the Okposo hit, Phaneuf way too often abdicates his position to be the second or third guy in on an opponent, where the opponent has nowhere else to go. Not exactly the “open-ice” hit that’s advertised. (Stevens did this plenty, too — how many of his highlight hits also included taking out a teammate? — but was a little better at timing and actually delivering true open-ice hits as well.)
Nice to see Martin and Backes on that list.
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